Emergency Medicine Rotation

Lessons

1. Emergency Medicine Rotation (EOR) Exam Topic List

2. Emergency Medicine Rotation (EOR™) Course Progress

3. Emergency Medicine Rotation (EOR) Practice Exams
4. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Cardiovascular (PEARLS)

   • Acute/subacute bacterial endocarditis
   • Angina
   • Arrhythmias
   • Cardiac tamponade
   • Chest pain
   • Conduction disorders (atrial fibrillation/flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, bundle branch block, ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation, premature beats)
   • Coronary heart disease (non-ST acute myocardial infarction, ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, unstable angina, prinzmetal/variant angina)
   • Dyspnea on exertion
   • Edema
   • Heart failure
   • Hypertensive emergencies
   • Hypotension (cardiogenic shock, orthostatic hypotension)
   • Orthopnea
   • Palpitations
   • Pericardial effusion
   • Peripheral vascular disease
   • Syncope
   • Valvular disease (aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation)
   • Vascular disease (aortic aneurysm/dissection, arterial occlusion/thrombosis, phlebitis)
5. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Orthopedics/Rheumatology (PEARLS)

   • Back strain/sprain
   • Bursitis/tendonitis
   • Cauda equina
   • Costochondritis
   • Ecchymosis/erythema
   • Fractures/dislocations (shoulder, forearm/wrist/hand, hip, knee, ankle/foot)
   • Gout
   • Herniated disk
   • Low back pain
   • Osteomyelitis
   • Pain
   • Septic arthritis
   • Soft tissue injuries
   • Sprains/strains
   • Swelling/deformity
6. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Gastrointestinal and Nutritional (PEARLS)

   • Abdominal pain
   • Acute appendicitis
   • Acute cholecystitis
   • Acute hepatitis
   • Acute pancreatitis
   • Anal fissure/fistula/abscess
   • Anorexia
   • Change in bowel habits/diarrhea/constipation
   • Cholangitis
   • Cirrhosis
   • Diarrhea/constipation
   • Diverticular disease
   • Esophagitis
   • Gastritis
   • Gastroenteritis
   • Gastrointestinal bleeding
   • Giardiasis and other parasitic infections
   • Heartburn
   • Hematemesis
   • Hemorrhoids (thrombosed)
   • Hernia (incarcerated/strangulated)
   • Infectious diarrhea
   • Inflammatory bowel disease/toxic megacolon
   • Ischemic bowel disease
   • Jaundice
   • Mallory-Weiss tear
   • Melena; bleeding per rectum
   • Nausea/vomiting
   • Obstruction (small bowel, large bowel, volvulus)
   • Peptic ulcer disease
7. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Pulmonology (PEARLS)

   • Acute bronchiolitis
   • Acute bronchitis
   • Acute epiglottitis
   • Acute respiratory distress syndrome
   • Asthma
   • Croup
   • Foreign body aspiration
   • Hemoptysis
   • Influenza
   • Lung cancer
   • Pertussis
   • Pleural effusion
   • Pleuritic chest pain
   • Pneumonia (bacterial, viral, fungal, human immunodeficiency virus-related)
   • Pneumothorax
   • Pulmonary embolism
   • Respiratory syncytial virus
   • Shortness of breath
   • Tuberculosis
   • Wheezing
8. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Neurology (PEARLS)

   • Altered level of consciousness/coma
   • Bell palsy
   • Encephalitis
   • Epidural/subdural hematoma
   • Guillain-Barré syndrome
   • Head trauma/concussion/contusion
   • Headache (migraine, cluster, tension)
   • Intracerebral hemorrhage
   • Loss of consciousness/change in mental status
   • Loss of coordination/ataxia
   • Loss of memory
   • Meningitis
   • Numbness/paresthesia
   • Seizure (symptom)
   • Seizure disorders
   • Spinal cord injury
   • Status epilepticus
   • Stroke
   • Subarachnoid hemorrhage/cerebral
   • aneurysm
   • Syncope
   • Transient ischemic attack
   • Vertigo
   • Weakness/paralysis
9. Emergency Medicine Rotation: ENOT and Ophthalmology (PEARLS)

   • Acute laryngitis
   • Acute otitis media
   • Acute pharyngitis (viral, bacterial)
   • Acute sinusitis
   • Allergic rhinitis
   • Barotrauma
   • Blepharitis
   • Blow-out fracture
   • Conjunctivitis
   • Corneal abrasion/ulcer
   • Dacryoadenitis
   • Dental abscess
   • Ear pain
   • Epiglottitis
   • Epistaxis
   • Foreign body (eye, ear, nose)
   • Glaucoma (acute angle closure)
   • Hyphema
   • Labyrinthitis
   • Macular degeneration (wet)
   • Mastoiditis
   • Nasal congestion
   • Optic neuritis
   • Orbital cellulitis
   • Otitis externa
   • Papilledema
   • Peritonsillar abscess
   • Retinal detachment
   • Retinal vein occlusion
   • Sore throat
   • Trauma/hematoma (external ear)
   • Tympanic membrane perforation
   • Vertigo
   • Vision loss
10. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Urology and Renal (PEARLS)

    • Acid/base disorders
    • Acute renal failure
    • Cystitis
    • Dysuria
    • Epididymitis
    • Fluid and electrolyte disorders
    • Glomerulonephritis
    • Hematuria
    • Hernias
    • Incontinence
    • Nephrolithiasis
    • Orchitis
    • Prostatitis
    • Pyelonephritis
    • Suprapubic/flank pain
    • Testicular torsion
    • Urethritis

11. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Dermatology (PEARLS)

    • Bullous pemphigoid
    • Burns
    • Cellulitis
    • Dermatitis (eczema, contact)
    • Discharge
    • Drug eruptions
    • Erysipelas
    • Herpes zoster
    • Impetigo
    • Itching
    • Lice
    • Pilonidal disease
    • Pressure sores
    • Rash
    • Scabies
    • Spider bites
    • Stevens-Johnson syndrome
    • Toxic epidermal necrolysis
    • Urticaria
    • Viral exanthems
12. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Endocrinology (PEARLS)

    • Adrenal insufficiency
    • Cushing disease
    • Diabetes insipidus
    • Diabetes mellitus
    • Diabetic ketoacidosis
    • Heat/cold intolerance
    • Hyperparathyroidism
    • Hyperthyroidism
    • Hypothyroidism
    • Nonketotic hyperglycemia
    • Palpitations
    • Thyroiditis
    • Tremors
13. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Obstetrics and Gynecology (PEARLS)

    • Amenorrhea
    • Pelvic inflammatory disease
    • Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
    • Pelvic pain/dysmenorrhea
    • Ectopic pregnancy
    • Placenta abruption
    • Endometriosis
    • Placenta previa
    • Fetal distress
    • Premature rupture of membranes
    • Intrauterine pregnancy
    • Spontaneous abortion
    • Mastitis/breast abscess
    • Vaginal discharge
    • Ovarian cysts
    • Vaginitis
14. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine (PEARLS)

    • Anxiety disorders
    • Bipolar and related disorders
    • Depressive disorders
    • Neurocognitive disorders
    • Panic disorder
    • Posttraumatic stress disorder
    • Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
    • Spouse or partner neglect/violence
    • Substance use disorders
    • Suicide
15. Emergency Medicine Rotation: Hematology (PEARLS)

    • Acute leukemia
    • Anemia
    • Aplastic anemia
    • Clotting factor disorders
    • Easy bruising
    • Fatigue
    • Hemolytic anemia
    • Hypercoagulable states
    • Lymphomas
    • Polycythemia
    • Sickle cell anemia/crisis
    • Thrombocytopenia